Snow!

We had one of our rare snowfalls a little after Christmas. Danica absolutely loves snow. Probably because it only sticks around for a little while and isn't too cold. We had a good amount (and by that I mean an inch) on the ground and so she went outside to play. Her little neighbor friend Ryann was already out playing and the two of them had a blast in the snow.

They chased after each other and tried to throw snowballs. They had a great time chasing after Ryann's two kittens that didn't know what to make of the snow.
They quickly realized that right at their height was a bunch of snow on the bumpers of the cars.
Having to pose as usual.
Very proud of her snow.

The snow falling changed to rain later and by morning the snow was pretty much gone.

Better late than never!

So it has taken me awhile to get these pictures up...at least it is not quite Christmas in July! Just February. Our computer took a nosedive and we have to get a new one. So we converted to a Mac and I am still figuring out how to use it. I love it though! Never back to a PC for me!

Danica had a blast this Christmas. She loved having the tree and was very much into Santa this year. We never really mentioned Santa to her so she most likely picked it up from other kids and Dora (thanks to a Christmas episode). We have decided in our house that Santa brings the presents in the stockings and people give presents under the tree. This is so she doesn't think that Santa is the only one who brings presents and gives full credit for gifts to the givers!

She loved everything that she got this year. Her expressions were priceless and of course I didn't think to record her opening her stocking and that was the best part! We celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve because I worked on Christmas Day. We did the whole cookies for Santa and everything. We let her open the stocking right away in the morning but waited for the other presents until the afternoon.

Showing off all the presents under the tree!

Christmas pic with Mommy.

Christmas pic with Daddy.

Handing out the presents. She loved watching other people open their presents. She gets so excited to see what they got.

Trying to angle her way under the tree to get the present she was aiming for.

Very carefully unwrapping her present. Followed by an enthusiastic "Thanks Mom!" no matter who the present was from

One of her (and Daddy's) favorite presents was the Lite Brite. I randomly ran across one in Target and had to get it. Partly because I knew that she would like it and partly because I had always wanted one as a kid and never got one.